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Saturday, December 13, 2025
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Topic: IITs

IIT-Hyderabad students blame isolated campus and academic pressure for suicides

This year, 3 students have killed themselves, the latest being the death of the 20-year-old Pichikala Siddharth, who jumped off a building Tuesday.

IIT mania is costing students quality time at schools. But CBSE, other bodies still sleeping

Bodies like CBSE need to incorporate major reforms so that school education can be a worthwhile alternative to the mad rush for preparing for IIT entrance exams.

Indian institutions such as IITs, IISc will soon make it to top 100: QS Rankings India head

In the QS global rankings 2020, three Indian institutes — IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and IISc-Bangalore — found place among the top 200.

To check student suicides in IITs, govt wants professional counsellors & wellness centres

For other higher education institutions across India, HRD ministry is planning to involve over 300 counsellors for an online mechanism.

Upset IITs complain about Times rankings, HRD ministry says improve yourselves first

No Indian institute has made it to top 200 in Times Higher Education rankings, and older IITs like Delhi and Bombay have been beaten by newcomers.

High fees, ‘sexism’ & poor infra has angry national law students erupting in protest

At least 6 National Law University campuses have seen demonstrations in past 2 years. The latest was NLU, Odisha, where an indefinite protest began Wednesday.

Teaching tech to young: Kerala offers a solution to India’s jobs crisis in IT sector

State's young, technically skilled population and a vibrant startup ecosystem can counter India’s jobs crisis in times of AI and automation.

IITs and IISc backbone of research but focus should be on improving state varsities: PM

Modi calls on science and tech council, HRD ministry to devise plan for better research in state universities, where 95% students go. 

To reform education, Modi govt makes institutions accountable for their funds

Institutions will get interest-free loans from HEFA, which will leverage funds from the market and supplement them with donations and CSR funds.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

Goa, Kerala lose sheen as more foreign tourists pick Maharashtra & Bengal, shows RBI data

RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.